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Speaker calls Miller "a great member," successor downgrades him to "anyone with an R," both still endorse

“They didn't circle the wagons over one guy — they field-tested a sentence: swap in an R, delete every allegation, watch two different leaders read it back almost word for word within a week. That's not loyalty, that's a script, and the same script that just protected a seat over abuse allegations is the one that'll be running when the fight is over your kid's school funding instead of his.”

Sal

“Look, nobody's been convicted of anything, these are unproven claims from a divorce, and the Speaker's just saying stand by a colleague while the Ethics Committee — which takes years, by design — does its job. That's due process, that's not circling wagons, that's- why does McClain use almost the exact same line Johnson did? Did I say "same line"? That's not a talking point, that's just conference discipline. Message discipline. Totally different thing. Probably.”

Chip

The receipts

~~Top House Republican backs Max Miller: 'I support anybody with an R by their name'~~ The House GOP chair backs her member over two abuse allegations

The Hillmainstream§17:06 EDT

Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), the chair of the House Republican Conference, said Sunday she backs Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), despite two of his former partners accusing him of abuse.

House GOP conference chair says Max Miller is "our nominee right now" despite abuse allegations

CBS Newsmainstream§12:33 EDT

Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain, who is the House GOP conference chair, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "I wish" the abuse allegations against Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller "aren't true," but "he's our nominee right now." Miller is up for reelection this fall, but several prominent Republicans have declined to support him.

GOP conference chair says Miller is "our nominee right now" despite allegations

CBS Newsmainstream§15:02 EDT

House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain said she is supporting Rep. Max Miller's reelection bid for a third term because "I will support anyone with an R behind their name."

· Johnson says he supports Max Miller's reelection bid: 'Great member of Congress' from the morgue, 1 Sep 2026

· Mike Johnson backs Max Miller’s reelection bid despite abuse allegations from the morgue, 31 Aug 2026

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